Summer Fun Bowling - AMF

We signed up for the AMF Summer Fun Bowling again this year.  The bowling is FREE, and it's $3.50 per pair of shoes.  We get to play 3 games.  We took the girls several times, met our friends the Heuser boys, and took the Powell boys when we were babysitting them.  Our neighbor, Dave, even joined us one afternoon.

Great Granny's House

Our final destination in Tennessee was Savannah.  There we stayed with Great Granny Rich and visited with aunts, uncles, and cousins.  It was wonderfully relaxing!

• We spent time on the front porch just sitting and visiting
• We picked blackberries at the neighbor's house
• We went to the new park in town (slides, water works, and swings)
• We caught lightening bugs in the front yard
• Visited the Tennessee River Museum
• Visited Granddad's grave on their 71st anniversary (7/3/14)
• We played soccer, baseball, and football in the front yard
• We spent a morning at Shiloh (Civil War battle ground)
• We spent 4th of July at Dan & Carol's house - grilling out and setting off fireworks

Such a spectacular visit.

Mini Family Vacation

In between Gatlinburg and Savannah the four of us had a chance to vacation together - alone.  We drove to Alabama and then back to Tennessee.





During those 4 days we:

• spent one day at the Space Center, where Matt did a couple of summer camps as a kid
• spent one evening, after Matt worked at a local Honeywell plant, visiting the "world's largest chair".
• took a detour when we saw something "interesting" off the side of the road (hiking to Russell Cave)
• took a tour of the Talladega Race Track

Neihardt - 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration

For a year we have been planning a 'family reunion'/50th wedding anniversary get-together with the Neihardt side of the family.  Jodie's parents and sisters (with their families) met in Gatlinburg, TN for a week.  It was a super time of playing, eating, catching up, and celebrating.  We had an amazing place to stay and lots of ways to have fun together.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY NANA & PAPA JOE!!